2019 Pingshan Open
The 2019 Pingshan Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the sixth and fifth editions of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2019 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. It took place in Shenzhen, China between 11 and 17 March 2019.


2019 Pingshan Open, Men's singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Pingshan Open, Men's singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw using their ITF World Tennis Ranking:


2019 Pingshan Open, Women's singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Pingshan Open – Men's Doubles
Hsieh Cheng-peng and Rameez Junaid were the defending champions but only Hsieh chose to defend his title, partnering Christopher Rungkat. Hsieh successfully defended his title.


2019 Pingshan Open – Men's Doubles
Hsieh and Rungkat won the title after defeating Li Zhe and Gonçalo Oliveira 6–4, 3–6, [10–6] in the final.


2019 Pingshan Open – Men's Singles
Ilya Ivashka was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2019 Pingshan Open – Men's Singles
Marcos Baghdatis won the title after defeating Stefano Napolitano 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 in the final.


2019 Pingshan Open – Women's Doubles
Anna Kalinskaya and Viktória Kužmová were the defending champions, but chose not to participate.


2019 Pingshan Open – Women's Doubles
Liang En-shuo and Xun Fangying won the title, defeating Hiroko Kuwata and Sabina Sharipova in the final, 6–4, 6–1.


2019 Pingshan Open – Women's Singles
Viktória Kužmová was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.


2019 Pingshan Open – Women's Singles
Clara Tauson won the title, defeating Liu Fangzhou in the final, 6–4, 6–3.


2019 Pinstripe Bowl
The 2019 Pinstripe Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 27, 2019, with kickoff at 3:20 p.m. EST on ESPN. It was the 10th edition of the Pinstripe Bowl, and one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season. Sponsored by the New Era Cap Company, the game was officially known as the New Era Pinstripe Bowl.


2019 Pinstripe Bowl, Teams
The game was played between the Michigan State Spartans from the Big Ten Conference and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). This was the first time that the two programs played against each other.


2019 Pinstripe Bowl, Teams, Michigan State Spartans
Michigan State entered the game with a 6–6 record (4–5 in conference). The Spartans finished in fifth place of the East Division of the Big Ten. Michigan State began their regular season 4–1, then lost five in a row (four of the losses were to ranked teams) before finishing with two wins.


2019 Pinstripe Bowl, Teams, Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Wake Forest entered the game with an 8–4 record (4–4 in conference). The Demon Deacons finished in a three-way tie for third place in the ACC's Atlantic Division. Wake Forest started 7–1, then ended their season with three losses in four games.


2019 Pinstripe Bowl, Game summary
Wake Forest jumped out to a 7–0 lead, when quarterback Jamie Newman hit Kendall Hinton for a 29-yard touchdown pass. The Spartans scored ten unanswered points, first on a Matt Coghlin field goal and then on a 15-yard interception return by Mike Panasiuk, to take the lead, 10–7. The Demon Deacons regained the lead on a second quarter touchdown pass from Newman to Donovan Greene, making the score 14–10. The Spartans answered again, scoring a touchdown on an 8-yard scramble by quarterback Brian Lewerke to go ahead 17–14.


2019 Pinstripe Bowl, Game summary
Newman then threw his third TD pass, this time to Jack Freudenthal, putting Wake Forest up 21–17. MSU tightened the gap to 21–20 with another Coghlin field goal just before halftime. In the third quarter, the lead changed for the fifth time, as Lewerke connected with Cody White for a 10-yard touchdown pass to give MSU a 27–21 lead. This proved to be the final score, as the Spartan defense held Wake Forest scoreless in the second half.


2019 Pinstripe Bowl, Game summary
Brian Lewerke, who threw for 320 yards and one touchdown while adding a rushing touchdown, was named the game's Most Valuable Player.


2019 Pitcairnese general election
General elections were held in the Pitcairn Islands on 6 November 2019. Charlene Warren-Peu was elected as mayor in a landslide victory, becoming the first woman to hold the position. The contest for Deputy Mayor was won by Kevin Young, whilst Lea Brown, Michele Christian, Shawn Christian, Ariel Harding and Leslie Jaques were elected to the Island Council.


2019 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
The 2019 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers were led by fifth-year head coach Pat Narduzzi and played their home games at Heinz Field. They competed in the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). This was Pitt's seventh season as a member of the ACC.


2019 Pittsburgh Panthers football team, Preseason, Preseason media poll
In the preseason ACC media poll, Pitt was predicted to finish in fourth in the Coastal Division.


2019 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team
The 2019 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team represents University of Pittsburgh during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Panthers are led by head coach Jay Vidovich, in his fourth season. They play home games at Ambrose Urbanic Field. This is the team's 66th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 7th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.


2019 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team
Pitt earned their first berth into the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament since 1965.


2019 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team, Background
The 2018 Pittsburgh men's soccer team finished the season with an 8–10–1 overall record and a 2–6–0 ACC record. The Panthers were seeded elevnth–overall in the 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, where they upset Virginia in the first round before losing to Duke on penalties in the second round.


2019 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team, Background
The Panthers were not invited to the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. The Panthers had one player selected in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft: Javi Perez, by Los Angeles FC.


2019 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team, Squad, Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019 Pittsburgh Panthers women's soccer team
The 2019 Pittsburgh Panthers women's soccer team represented University of Pittsburgh during the 2019 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Panthers are led by head coach Randy Waldrum, in his second season. They play home games at Ambrose Urbanic Field. This is the team's 24th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 7th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.


2019 Pittsburgh Panthers women's soccer team
The Panthers finished the season 5–10–3 overall, and 2–6–2 in ACC play to finish in tenth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.


2019 Pittsburgh Panthers women's soccer team, Squad, Roster
Updated July 23, 2020Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019 Pittsburgh Pirates season
The 2019 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the franchise's 138th season overall, 133rd season as a member of the National League, and 19th season at PNC Park. The Pirates were eliminated from postseason contention after a 1-14 loss to the Cubs on September 14. Manager Clint Hurdle was fired an hour before the start of the final game of the 2019 season. Tom Prince, the Pirates' bench coach, managed the team for the season finale.


2019 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC season
The 2019 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC season is the club's twentieth season of existence, their second consecutive season in the second tier of American soccer, and their ninth season in the league now named the USL Championship. The season covers the period from October 21, 2018 to the beginning of the 2020 USL Championship season. Bob Lilley returns for his second season as Riverhounds manager.


2019 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC season, Non-competitive, Preseason
The Riverhounds released their preseason schedule on January 18, 2019. The club played nine games in just over a month, with six coming against collegiate programs, one against a fellow USL Championship club, and two against clubs from USL League One. All nine games were played in Pittsburgh, with eight taking place at Highmark Stadium.


2019 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC season, Competitive, USL Championship, Match results
On December 14, 2018, the league announced the home openers for every club. Pittsburgh's home opener at Highmark Stadium will be played on April 13, as the six-year anniversary of the stadium's opening will be marked with a game against expansion club Hartford Athletic. The Riverhounds will also take part in the home opening matches for two other clubs, facing Tampa Bay Rowdies on March 16 and Swope Park Rangers on March 23.


2019 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC season, Competitive, USL Championship, Match results
The full Riverhounds schedule was released on December 19, 2018. The season will once again consist of 34 matches, with home and away matches against each Eastern Conference opponent. The Riverhounds will face league newcomers Birmingham Legion FC, Hartford Athletic, Loudoun United FC, and Memphis 901 FC for the first time ever, and will renew their series with Saint Louis FC and Swope Park Rangers as those two clubs move back over from the Western Conference.


2019 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC season, Competitive, U.S. Open Cup
As a member of the USL Championship, the Riverhounds entered the tournament in the Second Round, to be played May 14, 2019.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season
The 2019 season was the Pittsburgh Steelers' 87th season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League (NFL). It marked the 20th season under leadership of general manager Kevin Colbert and the 13th under head coach Mike Tomlin. The team failed to improve upon its 9–6–1 record from 2018 following a Week 16 loss to the New York Jets.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season
For the first time since 2013, they started the season with a 1–4 record through Week 5, which included a 33–3 opening loss to the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots, and an injury to Ben Roethlisberger the very next game. However, they went on to win seven out of their next eight games to reach Week 14 of the season with an 8–5 record before losing three consecutive games to end the 2019 season with an 8–8 record and missed the playoffs for the second straight season. They also tied for their worst record (2006, 2012, 2013) since the 2003 season.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season
For the first time since 2009, wide receiver Antonio Brown was not on the roster, as he was traded to the Oakland Raiders on March 9, 2019.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Transactions
The Steelers were involved in the following transactions during the 2019 season:


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Roster moves
Several players who played significant roles in the Steelers' recent success did not return for 2019. Among the departed were:


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Roster moves
Several of these moves were made in the name of eliminating "distractions", namely from Brown and Bell. Brown had several clashes with the coaching staff, sports media and teammates (most notably Ben Roethlisberger and JuJu Smith-Schuster) and was subsequently benched in the Steelers season finale against the Cincinnati Bengals, which led to Brown demanding a trade.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Roster moves
Bell had been tagged with the franchise tag the previous two seasons and sat out the 2018 season; the Steelers opted not to tag him for a third time due to salary cap constraints as well as the emergence of fan favorite James Conner and Bell subsequently signed with the Jets for less than what the Steelers had offered him. Gilbert was injured for much of 2018 and was made expendable due to the emergence of Matt Feiler in his spot. James, initially groomed to be the heir replacement to Heath Miller, ultimately remained a backup after the Steelers traded for Vance McDonald.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Roster moves
In addition to the players traded away and cut, Ryan Shazier remained out due to his 2017 spinal injury against the Bengals. After struggling to fill his role during the 2018 campaign, the Steelers addressed his long-term absence by going to the other side of the Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry by trading up in the 2019 draft to draft Michigan linebacker Devin Bush Jr. Shazier was subsequently placed on the reserve/PUP list for the 2019 season.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Roster moves, Undrafted free agents
All undrafted free agents were signed after the 2019 NFL draft concluded on April 26 unless otherwise noted.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Schedule
The Steelers, along with the rest of the NFL, unveiled their schedule on April 17. The team released a video on social media unveiling their schedule by using the Neighborhood of Make-Believe from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood in honor of Pittsburgh native Fred Rogers. Longtime radio play-by-play announcer Bill Hillgrove did the voiceover, referring to the Steelers division rivals as their "neighbors", their Thursday night game as "speedy delivery" (in honor of Mr. McFeely), their three West Coast games as "traveling to a far-away land", and the series' closing theme to reference the team's bye week. The Steelers received critical acclaim by both USA Today and the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review for honoring Rogers.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: at New England Patriots
The Steelers started their season on the road against the Patriots. The Patriots scored first, 10 minutes into the opening quarter, when Tom Brady found Josh Gordon on a 20-yard touchdown pass to make it 7–0 for the only score of the period. They made it 10–0 in the second quarter when Stephen Gostkowski kicked a 25-yard field goal. This was followed up by Brady connecting with Philip Dorsett on a 25-yard touchdown pass to make it 17–0, before Gostkowski kicked a 41-yard field goal to make it 20–0 at halftime.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: at New England Patriots
In the third quarter, the Steelers managed to get on the board when Chris Boswell kicked a 19-yard field goal to make it 20–3. However, Brady and Dorsett connected again on a 58-yard touchdown pass to make it 27–3. This was followed up by Gostkowski kicking a 35-yard field goal to put the Pats up 30–3. In the fourth quarter, the Pats scored the only three points with Gostkowski's fourth field goal of the game to make the eventual final score 33–3.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Seattle Seahawks
The Steelers opened their season at home against the Seahawks. After a scoreless first quarter, the Steelers scored first in the second when James Conner ran for a 1-yard touchdown to make it 7–0. The Seahawks tied it up when QB Russell Wilson found Will Dissly on a 14-yard pass to make it 7–7. Though, the Steelers would retake the lead at halftime when Chris Boswell kicked a 41-yard field goal to make it 10–7.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Wilson and Dissley connected again in the third quarter on a 12-yard pass to make it 14–10, though the Steelers later came within a point after Boswell kicked a 33-yard field goal to make it 14–13. The Seahawks pulled away when Rashaad Penny ran for a 37-yard touchdown to make it 21–13. In the fourth quarter, the Steelers came within 2 when backup QB Mason Rudolph found TE Vance McDonald on an 8-yard pass (with a failed two-point conversion) to make it 21–19. The Seahawks responded as Wilson found DK Metcalf on a 28-yard pass to make it 28–19. The Steelers scored the final points of the game with Rudolph again connecting with McDonald from three yards out to make the final score 28–26.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Seattle Seahawks
With the loss, the Steelers fell to 0–2, their first such start since 2013. Longtime franchise QB Ben Roethlisberger was also ruled out for the season after suffering a non-contact elbow injury during the game.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at San Francisco 49ers
After a tough loss at home, the Steelers headed back on the road for a game against the 49ers. In the first quarter, it was all Steelers when Chris Boswell kicked two field goals from 46 and 26 yards out to make it 6–0. The Niners got on the board when Robbie Gould kicked a 24-yard field goal in the second to make it 6–3 at halftime.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at San Francisco 49ers
In the third quarter, the Niners took the lead when Jeff Wilson ran for a 1-yard touchdown to make it 10–6, though the Steelers retook the lead when Mason Rudolph found JuJu Smith-Schuster on a 79-yard pass to make it 13–10. The Niners retook the lead later on in the quarter when Wilson ran for a 4-yard touchdown to make it 17–13. In the fourth quarter, Rudolph found Diontae Johnson on a 39-yard pass to retake the lead 20–17. Though, the Niners ended up winning the game when Jimmy Garoppolo found Dante Pettis on a 5-yard pass for a final score of 24–20.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at San Francisco 49ers
With the loss, the Steelers fell to 0–3 for the first time since 2013.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
After another tough loss, the Steelers returned home for a Monday Night Football duel against the Bengals. In the first quarter, the Bengals scored first, when Randy Bullock kicked a 28-yard field goal to make it 3–0 for the quarter's only score. However, it would be all Steelers from the second quarter onwards when they scored 27 consecutive points to seal the game and get their first win.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
With the win—their ninth straight over the Bengals—the Steelers improved to 1–3.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: vs. Baltimore Ravens
After a huge win at home against the Bengals, the Steelers stayed at home for another AFC North duel against the Ravens. In the first quarter, the Ravens went up 3–0 after Justin Tucker kicked a 27-yard field goal. They made it 10–0 after Mark Ingram II ran for a 4-yard touchdown, but the Steelers pulled it back to 10–7 after Mason Rudolph found JuJu Smith-Schuster for a 35-yard touchdown pass.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: vs. Baltimore Ravens
In the second quarter, the Ravens pulled back ahead by double-digits as Marquise Brown caught an 11-yard pass from Lamar Jackson to make it 17–7, but a pair of Chris Boswell field goals from 41 and 29 yards out made it 17–13 going into halftime. The Steelers took the lead in the third quarter when James Conner ran for a 1-yard touchdown to make it 20–17 for the quarter's only score. In the fourth quarter, the Ravens tied it up when Tucker kicked a 26-yard field goal to make it 20–20.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: vs. Baltimore Ravens
The Steelers retook the lead on a 33-yard Boswell field goal to make it 23–20, but the Ravens were able to force overtime when Tucker hit a 48-yard field goal with 10 seconds left in regulation to tie the scores at 23–23. In overtime, the Ravens capitalized on a fumble by Smith-Schuster by nudging into field goal range to allow Tucker to kick the game-winning 46-yarder.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: at Los Angeles Chargers
After losing to the Ravens at home, the Steelers traveled west to take on the Chargers in a Sunday Night duel. The Steelers led 24–0 going into the fourth quarter, only for the Chargers to score 17 unanswered points, putting them a touchdown away from tying the game with less than 90 seconds remaining.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: at Los Angeles Chargers
Although they failed with their onside kick attempt, they forced the Steelers to go three-and-out on their ensuing possession, giving QB Philip Rivers the opportunity to attempt a 99-yard, game-winning drive; however, he was picked off by CB Cameron Sutton, allowing the Steelers to kneel out the clock for a 24–17 win.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: at Los Angeles Chargers
With the win, the Steelers went into their bye week at 2–4, and with the Browns' loss to the Seahawks earlier in the day, they moved into a tie for second place in the AFC North.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. Miami Dolphins
Coming off their bye week, the Steelers returned home for a Monday Night Football game against the Dolphins. The Dolphins jumped out to a 14–0 lead in the first quarter, but from the second quarter onwards, it would be all Steelers as they put up 27 unanswered points to seal the victory.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: vs. Indianapolis Colts
The Steelers stayed home for a game against the Colts. In the first quarter, the Colts scored first when Adam Vinatieri kicked a 25-yard field goal to make it 3–0. The Steelers tied it up when Chris Boswell kicked a 21-yard field goal to make it 3–3. In the second quarter, the Colts moved back into the lead when Brian Hoyer found Jack Doyle on an 11-yard pass to make it 10–3. Though, the Steelers tied the game up again when Minkah Fitzpatrick returned an interception 96 yards for a touchdown to make it 10–10.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: vs. Indianapolis Colts
The Colts regained the lead when Hoyer found Zach Pascal on a 14-yard pass (with a failed PAT) to make it 16–10. The Steelers drew closer when Boswell kicked a 51-yard field goal to make it 16–13 at halftime. In the third quarter, the Steelers took the lead when Mason Rudolph found Vance McDonald on a 7-yard pass to make it 20–16. The Colts then came with 2 when Alejandro Villanueva was sacked in the end zone for a safety by Justin Houston, making the score 20–18.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: vs. Indianapolis Colts
The Steelers moved slightly further ahead in the fourth quarter when Boswell kicked a 33-yard field goal to make it 23–18. Though, the Colts regained the lead when Chester Rogers caught a 4-yard pass (with a failed 2-point conversion) from Brian Hoyer to make the score 24–23. Boswell then got the Steelers the lead back when he kicked a 26-yard field goal to make it 26–24. Getting the ball back with just under 90 seconds left, Vinatieri missed the potential game-winning field goal. This allowed the Steelers to kneel out for victory.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: vs. Los Angeles Rams
After a tough home win, the Steelers stayed home for a game against the Rams. The Rams scored first in the first quarter when Dante Fowler returned a fumble 26 yards for a touchdown to make it 7–0. The Steelers, however, tied the game up later on in the quarter when Mason Rudolph found James Washington on a 3-yard pass to make it 7–7. In the second quarter, the Steelers took the lead when Minkah Fitzpatrick returned a fumble 43 yards for a touchdown to make it 14–7 at halftime.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: vs. Los Angeles Rams
In the third quarter, the Rams drew closer when Greg Zuerlein kicked a 30-yard field goal to make it 14–10. In the fourth quarter, they came even closer when Aaron Donald sacked Rudolph in the end zone for a safety to make it 14–12. The Steelers moved slightly further ahead as Chris Boswell kicked a 33-yard field goal. Going back and forth for the remainder of the quarter, later on, the Rams' defense forced the Steelers to go 3 and out. However, they had already used up their time outs. Jared Goff attempted a comeback within the final seconds of the game only to be intercepted by Fitzpatrick sealing the 17–12 win for the Steelers.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: vs. Los Angeles Rams
With their fourth straight win, the Steelers improved to 5–4.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: at Cleveland Browns
Coming off the Week 10 win against the Rams, the Steelers traveled to Cleveland to take on the 3–6 Browns. Baker Mayfield scored the first points on a 1-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. The next score came in the second quarter, with a 1-yard touchdown catch by Jarvis Landry. The Steelers struck back in the third quarter with a touchdown completion by Steelers RB Jaylen Samuels, but with an additional touchdown in the fourth quarter by Browns rookie TE Stephen Carlson, Cleveland held off the Steelers for the win.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: at Cleveland Browns
Despite completing 23 out of 44 pass attempts for 221 yards and a touchdown, Rudolph was sacked four times for 43 lost yards, and was intercepted four times. Though they had 18 first downs to the Browns' 17, the Steelers failed to convert on three fourth-down opportunities. Chris Boswell also missed a 44-yard field goal attempt in the first quarter.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: at Cleveland Browns
A skirmish broke out between the two teams in the closing seconds of the game. After passing to Trey Edmunds, Steelers QB Mason Rudolph found himself dragged down by Browns defensive end Myles Garrett. Rudolph shoved Garrett while the two were still on the ground, seemingly unhappy with how he was tackled. Rudolph also kicked Garrett in the groin and attempted to pull Garrett's helmet off.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: at Cleveland Browns
When the two were back on their feet, Garrett ripped off Rudolph's helmet and took a swing, hitting Rudolph on the head with his own helmet before getting pushed away by Steelers guard David DeCastro. Browns' LB Larry Ogunjobi pushed Rudolph from behind, while Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey retaliated with throwing several punches and kicks at Garrett's head. After order was restored, Garrett, Ogunjobi, and Pouncey were ejected for their roles in the fight. The next morning, the NFL announced that all three were suspended without pay for their actions. Myles Garrett received a suspension for the remainder of the season and post season and required to apply for reinstatement in 2020. Pouncey was suspended for two games, and Ogunjobi for one game.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: at Cleveland Browns
With their 4-game winning streak snapped, the Steelers fell to 5–5.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: at Cincinnati Bengals
After a tough loss, the Steelers traveled southwest for Round 2 against the Bengals. After a scoreless first quarter, the Steelers scored first in the second when Chris Boswell kicked a 26-yard field goal for a 3–0 lead. The Bengals took the lead when Ryan Finley found Tyler Boyd on a 15-yard pass to make it 7–3 at halftime. In the third quarter, the Steelers retook the lead when Devlin Hodges, taking over for an ineffective Mason Rudolph, found James Washington on a 79-yard pass to make it 10–7.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: at Cincinnati Bengals
The Bengals would tie it up when Randy Bullock kicked a 27-yard field goal to make it 10–10. In the fourth quarter, it was all Steelers as Boswell kicked 2 field goals: from 47 and 26 yards out to make the score 13–10 and then 16–10. Later on, the Bengals defense forced the Steelers to punt. However, Ryan Finley would be sacked and fumbled the ball. The Steelers were able to seal the game on a key run from Benny Snell, Jr. From then on, Hodges would kneel out for the Steelers win.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: at Cincinnati Bengals
With the win and tenth straight win over the Bengals, the Steelers improved to 6–5.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. Cleveland Browns
After another tough win on the road, the Steelers went home for Round 2 against the Browns. They were considered the underdogs at home against their long time division rivals for the first time since 1989. In the first quarter, the Browns scored when Austin Seibert kicked a 31-yard field goal to make it 3–0 for the only score. They made it 10–0 in the second quarter when Baker Mayfield found Kareem Hunt on a 15-yard pass.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. Cleveland Browns
The Steelers, however managed to tie the game up before halftime starting with Chris Boswell's 39-yard field goal to make it 10–3 followed by Devlin Hodges finding James Washington on a 30-yard pass to make it 10–10. In the third quarter, the Steelers took the lead when Benny Snell Jr. ran for a 1-yard touchdown to make it 17–10. In the fourth quarter, the Steelers moved further ahead when Boswell kicked a 29-yard field goal to make it 20–10. Seibert got the Browns within a touchdown when he kicked a 34-yard field goal to make it 20–13. Getting the ball back later on in the quarter, the Browns had an opportunity to drive down the field and tie the game up. However, Steelers CB and former Brown Joe Haden came up with the game-winning interception sealing the game for the Steelers.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: at Arizona Cardinals
After a tough home win, the Steelers travelled to Phoenix, Arizona to take on the Cardinals in a rematch of Super Bowl XLIII. In the first quarter, the Steelers made it 3–0 when Chris Boswell kicked a 30-yard field goal. They made it 10–0 when Diontae Johnson returned a punt 85 yards for a touchdown. In the second quarter, the Cards tied the game up when Zane Gonzalez kicked a 30-yard field goal to make it 10–3, followed up by Kyler Murray connecting with Charles Clay on a 5-yard pass to make it 10–10.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: at Arizona Cardinals
The Steelers retook the lead before halftime when Boswell kicked on a 37-yard field goal to make it 13–10. The Steelers increased their lead in the third quarter when Devlin Hodges found Johnson on a 2-yard pass to make it 20–10. After a failed fake punt attempt by the Steelers in the fourth, Murray found David Johnson on a 24-yard pass to make it 20–17. The Steelers moved slightly ahead when Boswell kicked a 25-yard field goal to make it 23–17. The Cards got the ball back. Murray would be sacked before a penalty on the Steelers for going offsides.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: at Arizona Cardinals
Failing to convert the 3rd down, on 4th down, Murray took a shot down the field to get intercepted by Joe Haden, sealing the win for the Steelers. For the 6th time in 15 years, the Steelers were also denied of a possible losing season for the first time since 2003.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Buffalo Bills
After another tough win, the Steelers went home for a game against the Bills. After a scoreless first quarter, the Bills scored first in the second when Josh Allen ran for a 1-yard touchdown to make it 7–0. Chris Boswell was able to get the Steelers on the board before halftime when he kicked a 49-yard field goal to make it 7–3. In the third quarter, the Steelers moved into the lead when Devlin Hodges found James Conner on an 11-yard pass to make it 10–7 for the quarter's only score.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Buffalo Bills
The Bills would tie the game up and then take the lead in the fourth when Stephen Hauschka kicked a 36-yard field goal to make it 10–10 followed by Josh Allen finding Tyler Kroft on a 14-yard pass to make it 17–10. The Steelers had two straight chances to move down the field and tie the game. But Hodges would be intercepted both times. The second interception sealed the loss for the Steelers.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Buffalo Bills
With the loss, the Steelers fell to 8–6. The team also suffered their first-ever loss while wearing their color rush jerseys.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at New York Jets
After losing their last game of the season at home, the Steelers traveled to take on the Jets. In the first quarter the Jets scored when Sam Darnold found Robby Anderson on a 23-yard pass to make it 7–0. They would make it 10–0 after Sam Ficken kicked a 54-yard field goal. After Chris Boswell kicked a 49-yard field goal to make it 10–3, Mason Rudolph found Diontae Johnson on a 29-yard pass to tie the game at 10–10. In the second half, it was all Jets—in the third quarter, Ficken kicked a 37-yard field goal to make it 13–10. In the fourth, the Jets increased their lead when Ficken kicked a 42-yard field goal to make it 16–10. When the Steelers got the ball back, they were unable to complete the comeback, sealing another loss.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at New York Jets
With the loss, the Steelers fell to 8–7. They were also overtaken by the Tennessee Titans for the sixth seed in the AFC due to tiebreakers.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: at Baltimore Ravens
The Steelers ended their season on the road for Round 2 against the Ravens. On a rain soaked field, with Robert Griffin III at quarterback, the Ravens kept the ball on the ground for their first drive. The drive covered 40 yards, took 7 minutes off the clock and culminated with a 45-yard  Justin Tucker field goal. After the Ravens defense forced a three-and-out, the Ravens offense, highlighted by a Gus Edwards 38-yard run, drove down the field again, this time settling for a Tucker 22-yard field goal.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: at Baltimore Ravens
The Steelers took the lead early in the second quarter after a Benny Snell 4-yard touchdown run. The Ravens regained the lead, 9–7, with another Tucker field goal with 1:10 remaining in the half. The Ravens got the ball back with 54 seconds left in the half when Matt Judon sacked Steeler quarterback Devlin Hodges forcing him to fumble. Justice Hill's 8-yard touchdown run capped a Ravens 23-yard drive and the half ended with the Ravens leading 16–7.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: at Baltimore Ravens
After the teams exchanged field goals, the Ravens defense, late in the fourth quarter, stripped the ball from Steeler's punter Jordan Berry and recovered it in the end zone for a touchdown. On the next Steelers possession the Ravens were awarded 2 points after Hodges was called for intentional grounding in the end zone, making the final score 28–10.


2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: at Baltimore Ravens
With the loss, the Steelers finished their season 8–8 and were eliminated from playoff contention. They were also swept by the Ravens for the first time since 2015.


2019 Plateau State gubernatorial election
The 2019 Plateau State gubernatorial election in Nigeria occurred on March 9, 2019. Incumbent APC Governor Simon Lalong won re-election for a second term, defeating PDP Jerry Useni and several minor party candidates.


2019 Plateau State gubernatorial election
Simon Lalong emerged APC gubernatorial candidate after he was returned as the sole candidate. He picked Sonni Gwanle Tyoden as his running mate. Jeremiah Useni was the PDP candidate with Ben Shignugul as his running mate. 24 candidates contested in the election.


2019 Plateau State gubernatorial election, Electoral system
The Governor of Plateau is elected using the plurality voting system.


2019 Plateau State gubernatorial election, Primary election, APC primary
The APC primary election was held on September 30, 2018. Simon Lalong won the primary election after he was returned as the sole candidate. He picked Sonni Gwanle Tyoden as his running mate.


2019 Plateau State gubernatorial election, Primary election, PDP primary
The PDP primary election was held on September 30, 2018. Jerry Useni won the primary election polling 1,018 votes against 12 other candidates. His closest rival was Johnbull Shekarau, who came second with 340 votes. He picked Ben Shignugul as his running mate.


2019 Plateau State gubernatorial election, Results
A total number of 24 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election.


2019 Plateau State gubernatorial election, Results
The total number of registered voters in the state was 2,480,455, while 1,157,025 voters were accredited. Total number of votes cast was 1,176,142, while number of valid votes was 1,159,954. Rejected votes were 16,188.


2019 Plateau State gubernatorial election, Results, By local government area
Here are the results of the election by local government area for the two major parties. The total valid votes of 1,159,954 represents the 24 political parties that participated in the election.Blue represents LGAs won by Simon Lalong. Green represents LGAs won by Jeremiah Useni.


2019 Play In Challenger
The 2019 Play In Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the second edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Lille, France between 18 and 24 March 2019.


2019 Play In Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Play In Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw using their ITF World Tennis Ranking:


2019 Play In Challenger – Doubles
Hugo Nys and Tim Pütz were the defending champions but only Nys chose to defend his title, partnering Romain Arneodo. Nys successfully defended his title.


2019 Play In Challenger – Doubles
Arneodo and Nys won the title after defeating Jonathan Erlich and Fabrice Martin 7–5, 5–7, [10–8] in the final.


2019 Play In Challenger – Singles
Grégoire Barrère was the defending champion and successfully defended his title.


2019 Play In Challenger – Singles
Barrère won the title after defeating Yannick Maden 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 in the final.


2019 Players Championship
The 2019 Players Championship was the 46th Players Championship and was played March 14–17 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. It was the 38th edition held at the Stadium Course and the first in March in thirteen years.


2019 Players Championship
On January 28, 2019, it was announced the 2019 Players Championship would have a $12.5 million purse, "the biggest prize professional golf has ever seen for a single tournament." It was a 13 percent increase from the 2018 Championship.


2019 Players Championship
Rory McIlroy shot a two-under 70 in the final round for 272 (−16) to win his first Players, one stroke ahead of runner-up Jim Furyk. Defending champion Webb Simpson finished six strokes back, tied for 16th place.


2019 Players Championship, Field
The field consisted of 144 players meeting the following criteria:


2019 Players Championship, Field
Keegan Bradley (2,9), Cameron Champ, Bryson DeChambeau (2,8,9), Rickie Fowler (2,5,9,13), J. B. Holmes (2,9), Charles Howell III (2,9,13), Dustin Johnson (2,4,7,9,13), Michael Kim (2), Brooks Koepka (2,4,9,13), Matt Kuchar (2,9,13), Marc Leishman (2,8,9,13), Adam Long, Troy Merritt (2), Phil Mickelson (2,7,9,13), Keith Mitchell (2), Francesco Molinari (2,4,8,9), Kevin Na (2), Andrew Putnam (2,9), Justin Rose (2,7,9), Xander Schauffele (2,6,7,9,13), Webb Simpson (2,5,9), Brandt Snedeker (2), Martin Trainer, Justin Thomas (2,4,7,9,13), Kevin Tway (2), Bubba Watson (2,4,7,9), Aaron Wise (2), Tiger Woods (2,6,9)


2019 Players Championship, Field
An Byeong-hun, Abraham Ancer, Ryan Armour, Daniel Berger, Ryan Blaum, Scott Brown, Bronson Burgoon, Rafa Cabrera-Bello (9), Patrick Cantlay (9), Bud Cauley, Paul Casey (9), Alex Čejka, Stewart Cink, Austin Cook, Joel Dahmen, Jason Day (4,5,7,9), Jason Dufner (8), Tyler Duncan, Harris English, Tony Finau (9), Tommy Fleetwood (9), Brice Garnett, Brian Gay, Branden Grace (9), Emiliano Grillo, Chesson Hadley, Adam Hadwin, Brandon Harkins, Tyrrell Hatton (9), Brian Harman, Russell Henley, Charley Hoffman, Tom Hoge, Billy Horschel (9), Beau Hossler, John Huh, Zach Johnson (4), Kang Sung-hoon, Kim Si-woo (5), Chris Kirk, Kevin Kisner (9), Patton Kizzire, Russell Knox, Satoshi Kodaira, Jason Kokrak, Kelly Kraft, Anirban Lahiri, Martin Laird, Andrew Landry, Danny Lee, Luke List, Hideki Matsuyama (7,9), Rory McIlroy (4,6,8,9), Ryan Moore, Trey Mullinax, Grayson Murray, Alex Norén (9), Louis Oosthuizen (9), Ryan Palmer, Pan Cheng-tsung, Scott Piercy, J. T. Poston, Ted Potter Jr., Ian Poulter (9), Séamus Power, Jon Rahm (9), Chez Reavie, Patrick Reed (4,9), Patrick Rodgers, Sam Ryder, Rory Sabbatini, Sam Saunders, Ollie Schniederjans, Charl Schwartzel, Adam Scott (9), Cameron Smith (9), J. J. Spaun, Jordan Spieth (4,9), Scott Stallings, Kyle Stanley (9), Brendan Steele, Henrik Stenson (4,9), Kevin Streelman, Brian Stuard, Nick Taylor, Vaughn Taylor, Peter Uihlein, Harold Varner III, Jhonattan Vegas, Jimmy Walker (4), Nick Watney, Richy Werenski, Gary Woodland (9,13)


2019 Players Championship, Field
Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Lucas Bjerregaard, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Li Haotong, Shane Lowry, Thorbjørn Olesen, Eddie Pepperell, Matt Wallace


2019 Players Championship, Round summaries, First round
Keegan Bradley and Tommy Fleetwood shot 7-under-par rounds of 65 to share the lead by one stroke over An Byeong-hun and Brian Harman. Harris English scored an albatross on the par-5 11th hole, the third albatross in as many years at TPC Sawgrass.


2019 Players Championship (snooker)
The 2019 Coral Players Championship was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 4–10 March 2019 in Preston, Lancashire, England. It was the sixteenth ranking event of the 2018/2019 season and a part of the newly created Coral Cup.


2019 Players Championship (snooker)
Ronnie O'Sullivan successfully defended his 2018 title by defeating Neil Robertson 10–4 in the final. This was O'Sullivan's 35th ranking title, one away from Stephen Hendry's record of 36 ranking titles. O'Sullivan made 3 centuries during the final, including one in the final match-winning frame; this was his 1,000th century break in competitive play, becoming the first player ever to reach that mark.


2019 Players Championship (snooker), Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


2019 Players Championship (snooker), Seeding list
The seedings were conducted on the basis of the one-year ranking list up to and including the 2019 Snooker Shoot Out.


2019 Players Championship (snooker), Main draw
The following shows the full results for the tournament. Players listed in bold denote match winners.


2019 Players Championship Finals
The 2019 Ladbrokes Players Championship Finals was the twelfth edition of the PDC darts tournament, which sees the top 64 players from the 30 Players Championship events of 2019 taking part. The tournament took place from 22–24 November 2019 at Butlin's Resort in Minehead.


2019 Players Championship Finals
Daryl Gurney was the defending champion after defeating Michael van Gerwen 11–9 in the 2018 competition, but he lost 6–5 in the first round to Luke Woodhouse.


2019 Players Championship Finals
Van Gerwen hit the first televised nine-dart finish in over a year in his second round victory over Adrian Lewis.


2019 Players Championship Finals
Van Gerwen went on to become Players Champion for the fifth time, beating Gerwyn Price 11–9 in the final.


2019 Players Championship Finals, Prize money
The 2019 Players Championship Finals will have a total prize fund of £500,000, an increase from the £460,000 available in 2018.


2019 Players Championship Finals, Qualification
The top 64 players from the Players Championships Order of Merit qualify, which is solely based on prize money won in the thirty Players Championships events during the season:


2019 Players Championship Finals, Qualification
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2019 Players Championship Finals, Draw
There was no draw held, all players were put in a fixed bracket by their seeding positions.


2019 Players' Championship
The 2019 Players' Championship was held from April 9 to 14 at the Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto, Ontario. It was the seventh Grand Slam event of the 2018–19 curling season.


2019 Players' Championship
In the men's final, Brendan Bottcher defeated Kevin Koe 6–1. Team Bottcher was playing in their third straight  Grand Slam final. In the women's final, Kerri Einarson defeated Anna Hasselborg 5–4 in an extra end. It was the second final that Team Einarson played in that season.


2019 Players' Championship, Qualification
The top 12 ranked men's and women's teams on the World Curling Tour's Year-to-Date ranking as of March 11 qualified for the event.


2019 Players' Championship, Men, Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4).


2019 Players' Championship, Women, Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4).


2019 Plymouth City Council election
The 2019 Plymouth City Council election was held on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in England.


2019 Plymouth City Council election
The Labour Party took control of the council after the 2018 election, with thirty-one members and a working majority. Labour defended nine seats, and the Conservatives defended ten. Labour won the election, winning ten of the nineteen seats up for election, with the Conservatives winning the other nine.


2019 Plymouth City Council election, Background
Plymouth City Council held local elections on 2 May 2019 along with councils across England as part of the 2019 local elections. The council elects its councillors in thirds, with a third being up for election every year for three years, with no election each fourth year to correspond with councillors' four-year terms. Councillors defending their seats in this election were previously elected in 2015. In that election, ten Conservative candidates and nine Labour candidates were elected.


2019 Plymouth City Council election, Background
Following the 2018 Plymouth City Council election, the council has been controlled by the Labour Party, initially with thirty-one councillors.


2019 Plymouth City Council election, Background
Labour held its seat in a subsequent by-election in Stoke ward, which took place in July 2018. As the councillor who stood down was elected in the same cycle as 2019, Jemima Laing, the winner of the by-election, was the incumbent up for re-election. Kevin Neil, who was elected in 2018, was suspended from the Labour Party when a police investigation was launched into him. He continues to sit as an independent following the closure of the police investigation, pending an internal investigation by the party.


2019 Plymouth City Council election, Background
Labour and the Conservatives contested all nineteen seats up for election, whilst the Liberal Democrats stood seventeen candidates and the UK Independence Party stood twelve.


2019 Plymouth City Council election, Overall results
Note: All changes in vote share are in comparison to the corresponding 2015 election.


2019 Pocono 400
The 2019 Pocono 400 is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on June 2, 2019 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Contested over 160 laps on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) triangular racecourse, it was the 14th race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. Kyle Busch won the race, his fourth of the season and 55th career cup series win overall, tying Rusty Wallace for 9th on NASCAR's all-time Cup Series wins list.


2019 Pocono 400, Practice, First practice
Daniel Suárez was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 52.565 seconds and a speed of 171.217 mph (275.547 km/h).


2019 Pocono 400, Practice, Final practice
Kurt Busch was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 52.110 seconds and a speed of 172.712 mph (277.953 km/h).


2019 Pocono 400, Qualifying
William Byron scored the pole for the race with a time of 51.875 and a speed of 173.494 mph (279.212 km/h).


2019 Pocono 400, Media, Television
Fox NASCAR televised the race in the United States on FS1 for the fifth consecutive year. Mike Joy was the lap-by-lap announcer, while six-time Pocono winner, Jeff Gordon and four-time winner Darrell Waltrip were the color commentators. Jamie Little, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum reported from pit lane during the race.


2019 Pocono 400, Media, Radio
Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by Motor Racing Network (MRN) and simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and four-time Pocono winner Rusty Wallace announced the race in the booth while the field was racing on the front stretch.


2019 Pocono 400, Media, Radio
Dave Moody called the race from atop a billboard outside of turn 1 when the field was racing through turn 1 while Mike Bagley called the race from a billboard outside turn 2 when the field was racing through turn 2. Kurt Becker reported the race from a billboard outside turn 3 when the field was racing through turn 3. Winston Kelley, Steve Post and Dillon Welch reported from pit lane during the race.


2019 Pocono Green 250
The 2019 Pocono Green 250 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on June 1, 2019, at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Contested over 103 laps (extended from 100 laps due to an overtime finish) on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) triangular racecourse, it was the 12th race of the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season.


2019 Pocono Green 250, Background, Track
The race was held at Pocono Raceway which is located in the Pocono Mountains in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. It is the site of two annual Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races held several weeks apart in early June and late July, one NASCAR Xfinity Series event in early June, one NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series event in late July, and two ARCA Racing Series events, one in early June and the other in late July. From 1971 to 1989, and since 2013, the track has also hosted an Indy Car race, currently sanctioned by the IndyCar Series and run in August.


2019 Pocono Green 250, Practice, First practice
Tyler Reddick was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 53.388 seconds and a speed of 168.577 mph (271.298 km/h).


2019 Pocono Green 250, Practice, Final practice
Cole Custer was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 53.134 seconds and a speed of 169.383 mph (272.596 km/h).


2019 Pocono Green 250, Qualifying
Cole Custer scored the pole for the race with a time of 52.722 seconds and a speed of 170.707 mph (274.726 km/h).


2019 Pocono Green 250, Race, Summary
Cole Custer started on pole and led from green flag to the end of stage 1. Brandon Jones spun out early, slamming the back of his car into the fence on turn 1. Joey Gase, Chad Finchum, and Todd Peck all got together exiting the first turn afterwards, and Christopher Bell spun out but managed to save it.


2019 Pocono Green 250, Race, Summary
Bell led for a few laps before Justin Allgaier passed him to win stage 2. Allgaier would later lose the lead after Custer passed him the same way he passed Bell in turn 1. Jeffrey Earnhardt spun out after being tapped by Austin Cindric.


2019 Pocono Green 250, Race, Summary
Tyler Reddick passed Custer after the final restart, leading a lap. On the final turn, Custer managed to slip by Reddick (who got loose) and held him off to win the race.


2019 Poker Masters
The 2019 Poker Masters was the third season of the Poker Masters. It took place from November 4-14, 2019, from the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was sponsored by Poker Central, and every final table was streamed on PokerGO. There were ten events on the schedule including five No-Limit Hold'em, two Pot-Limit Omaha, and then a Short Deck, 8-Game, and Big Bet Mix. Buy-ins ranged from $10,000 to the $50,000 Main Event.


2019 Poker Masters
The Main Event was won by America's Sam Soverel, and he also won the Poker Masters Purple Jacket.


2019 Poker Masters, Schedule
The schedule for the 2019 Poker Masters included five No-Limit Hold'em tournaments, two Pot-Limit Omaha tournaments, and a Short Deck event. New additions to the schedule from the 2018 Poker Masters included an 8-Game Mix tournament and Big Bet Mix. 8-Game is a rotation of H.O.R.S.E., No-Limit Hold'em, Pot-Limit Omaha, and 2-7 Triple Draw. Big Bet Mix is a rotation of No-Limit Hold'em, Pot-Limit Omaha, and No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw.


2019 Poker Masters, Schedule
Each event lasted two days, with the first day ending once the final table was down to six players. Those players returned the next day to resume play with the action streamed on PokerGO.


2019 Poker Masters, Purple Jacket standings
The 2019 Poker Masters awarded the Purple Jacket to the player that accumulated the most points during the series. American Sam Soverel won two events and cashed seven times on his way to accumulating $1,396,800 in winnings. Soverel accumulated 1,160 points and was awarded the Purple Jacket.


2019 Pokhara Sports Award
2019 Pokhara Sports Award is the second biggest sport award of Nepal. This is the 4th Pokhara Sports Award.


2019 Polaris Music Prize
The 2019 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 16, 2019. Haviah Mighty won the $50,000 dollar prize for her debut album 13th Floor, becoming the first Black woman and first hip hop artist to win the prize.


2019 Polaris Music Prize, Gala
The 2019 Polaris Music Prize Gala was hosted at The Carlu and had performances from nine of the ten shortlisted artists, with the exception of Jessie Reyez, who did not perform due to injury. The winner was announced by the previous year's winner, Jeremy Dutcher.


2019 Polaris Music Prize, Shortlist
The shortlist was announced on July 16 with an afternoon special hosted by Raina Douris on the CBC Music radio network, which revealed one album per half hour and featured musical selections from and discussion with music critics about each album.


2019 Polaris Music Prize, Longlist
The prize's preliminary 40-album longlist was announced on June 20.


2019 Polaris Music Prize, Heritage Prize
Nominees for the Polaris Heritage Prize, a separate award to honour classic Canadian albums released before the creation of the Polaris Prize, were announced at the main Polaris gala, and the winners were announced on November 4. Unlike in prior years, when four shortlists were released for each of four distinct historical eras in Canadian music, in 2019 only a single shortlist, comprising 12 albums from across the entire history of Canadian music, was named; those 12 albums were submitted to a public vote, while the jury was able to select an album from outside the public shortlist.


2019 Polish Basketball Cup
The 2019 Suzuki Polish Basketball Cup (Polish: Puchar Polski 2019) was the 55th edition of Poland's national cup competition for men basketball teams. It was managed by the Polish Basketball League (PLK) and was held in Warsaw, in the Arena Ursynów for the third time in a row in February 2019. BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski won its first-ever Cup title in club history.


2019 Polish Basketball Cup, Qualified teams
The eight first qualified after the first half of the 2018–19 PLK season qualified to the tournament. The highest placed four teams would play the lowest seeded teams in the quarter-finals. Legia Warsaw qualified as host of the tournament, and gained automatic qualification.


2019 Polish Indoor Athletics Championships
The 2019 Polish Indoor Athletics Championships (Polish: Halowe Mistrzostwa Polski Seniorów w Lekkoatletyce 2019) was the 63rd edition of the national championship in indoor track and field for Poland. It was held on 16–17 February at Arena Toruń in Toruń. A total of 31 events (divided evenly between the sexes, with one mixed-sex event) were contested over the two-day competition. It served as the selection meeting for Poland at the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships.


2019 Polish Super Cup
The 2019 Polish SuperCup was the 29th Polish SuperCup, an annual Polish football match played between the reigning winners of the Ekstraklasa and Polish Cup. It was held on 13 July 2019 between the 2018–19 Ekstraklasa champions Piast Gliwice and the 2018–19 Polish Cup winners Lechia Gdańsk at the home of the Ekstraklasa champions Piast, the Stadion Miejski in Gliwice. Piast played their first ever SuperCup match, while Lechia played their second ever and the first since 1983. This was the first SuperCup match since 2010 to not feature Legia Warsaw.


2019 Polish Super Cup, Match
Assistant referees:Michał ObukowiczMarcin BorkowskiFourth official:Krzysztof JakubikVideo assistant referee:Tomasz KwiatkowskiTomasz Listkiewicz


2019 Polish parliamentary election
The 2019 Polish parliamentary elections were held on 13 October 2019. All 460 members of the Sejm and 100 senators of the Senate were elected. The ruling Law and Justice (PiS) retained its majority in the Sejm, but lost its majority in the Senate to the opposition. With 43.6% of the popular vote, Law and Justice received the highest vote share by any party since Poland returned to democracy in 1989. The turnout was the highest for a parliamentary election since the first free elections after the fall of communism in 1989. For the first time after 1989, the ruling party controls one house, and the opposition the other.


2019 Polish parliamentary election, Background
Following the 2015 parliamentary elections the Law and Justice (PiS) party was able to form a majority government, after receiving 235 seats to the 138 won by their main competitor, Civic Platform, the first time in the post-communist era that a party had won an outright majority in parliamentary elections. Beata Szydło became Prime Minister on 16 November 2015 heading a cabinet that also included Solidary Poland and Poland Together, which ran on joint lists with Law & Justice.


2019 Polish parliamentary election, Background
On 23 December 2015 the Sejm passed a law, which reorganized the Constitutional Court, introducing a requirement for a two-thirds majority and the mandatory participation of at least 13, instead of 9 of the 15 judges. In addition, in early 2016 the PiS government passed a law which began the process of giving the government full control of state radio and television. In protest, the Committee for the Defence of Democracy, with help from the Modern party and Civic Platform, started demonstrations across the country.


2019 Polish parliamentary election, Background
In December 2016 a parliamentary crisis took place, after the Marshal of the Sejm Marek Kuchciński excluded a Civic Platform's MP Michał Szczerba from the Sejm's proceedings. In protest, members of the opposition occupied the Sejm's rostrum. The Marshal, unable to proceed in the main session chamber, moved the session to the smaller Column Hall. Some politicians and commentators supporting Law and Justice accused opposition of attempting a "coup d'état". It ended fruitlessly for the opposition, though the Modern party was disgraced, as its leader, Ryszard Petru, was photographed flying to Madeira, with fellow MP Joanna Schmidt, during the tense situation. Modern's opinion poll ratings fell as a result.


2019 Polish parliamentary election, Background
In December 2017 Mateusz Morawiecki succeeded Beata Szydło as Prime Minister.


2019 Polish parliamentary election, Background
December 6, 2018 the Pro-Polish Coalition was formed - an alliance of KORWiN and the National Movement, with more parties joining later in order to contest the 2019 Elections to the European Parliament. The alliance later changed its name to just "Confederation".


2019 Polish parliamentary election, Background
In February 2019 the Wiosna party was founded as a left wing anticlerical party. For the 2019 European Parliament elections, the opposition formed a wide coalition, the European Coalition, with the exception of Wiosna. However, PiS won the European elections. Following the loss, the European Coalition dissolved and the Confederation lost many member parties and leaders. In June 2019 Modern and the Civic Platform formed a joint parliamentary club. August 6, the Left was formed, a de facto coalition of Razem, SLD and Wiosna, de jure carrying the SLD name. On August 8, 2019 PSL allied with Kukiz'15 in an alliance named "Polish Coalition".


2019 Polish parliamentary election, Electoral system
The 460 members of the Sejm are elected by open party-list proportional representation in 41 multi-member districts. Each district has between 7 and 19 seats.


2019 Polish parliamentary election, Electoral system
Seats are allocated using the D'Hondt method, with a 5% threshold for single parties and 8% threshold for coalitions (thresholds are waived for national minorities).


2019 Polish parliamentary election, Electoral system
The Senate is elected using first-past-the-post voting in single-member districts. Candidates for Deputies are nominated either by the electoral committees of the various political parties and or by individual voter committees.


2019 Polish parliamentary election, Electoral system
Overall, the Sejm includes 460 MPs. Should a party have 231 or more deputies in Parliament, it has an absolute majority and could govern by itself, without a coalition partner.


2019 Polish parliamentary election, Electoral system
The constitution can be amended with a supermajority of two-thirds, or 307 deputies.


2019 Polish parliamentary election, Election date
The date of the election, 13 October, was set by the President of Poland, Andrzej Duda.


2019 Polish parliamentary election, Election date
The Constitution of Poland requires that the next election should take place on a non-working day, Sunday or national holiday, within the 30-day period before the expiry of the 4-year period beginning from the commencement of the current Sejm's and Senate's term of office. Elections can be held earlier under certain conditions, for instance, if the Sejm is dissolved or if no government is formed in time limit set by the constitution.


2019 Polish parliamentary election, Election date
Since the former Sejm and Senate first sitting took place on 12 November 2015, possible dates were Sundays 13 October, 20 October, 27 October, 3 November and 10 November 2019. The other possible but unlikely dates were public holidays 1 November (All Saints' Day) and 11 November (Independence Day) 2019.


2019 Pollachi sexual assault case
The Pollachi sexual assault case refers to a case of rape and extortion of numerous women by a gang in Pollachi, Coimbatore in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The gang would entice women into isolated places after befriending them on social media and sexually assault them and filmed the act. The videos were later used to blackmail the women for sexual favors or money. The gang came into spotlight after the family of a 19-year-old college student who claimed to had been sexually assaulted and blackmailed complained to the police.


2019 Pollachi sexual assault case
According to media accounts, at least 200 women are sexually assaulted in the very same manner and the victims were college and school teachers, doctors, higher secondary school students from all over the state. On the mobiles of the accused, police said they discovered dozens of video recordings of women being abused at a farmhouse belonging to one of the accused and some were leaked.


2019 Pollachi sexual assault case
There were protests across the state organized by students, political parties and various organizations to bring the perpetrators to justice.


2019 Pollachi sexual assault case
The police arrested four men who were alleged to be involved in the rape and extortion ring. The case was shifted to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), another man surrendered before the judicial magistrate and confessed to raping and blackmailing women. Later the five men were sent to the Salem central prison. The CBI arrested three more men involved in the incident in January 2021 including a functionary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). The CBI made minimal progress before these arrests.


2019 Pollachi sexual assault case
The AIADMK was criticized after the arrest of its functionary, with some news reports implying that the connection to the incident runs deeper within the party. One person arrested claimed that the racket hade connections with prominent party members. According to some activists and political observers, the arrests were an attempt by the CBI and the union government to arm-twist the AIADMK to ally with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and to give more seats in the seat-sharing process of the 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.


2019 Pollachi sexual assault case, Incident
On February 12, 2019, a 19-year-old college student in Pollachi received a call from an acquaintance who said he needed to speak with her alone about something important and told her to meet him near a bus stop. He invited her to get into the car with him and his friend who was also another acquaintance of hers, and assured that they would speak on the way. Two more men got in the car unexpectedly and the girl was forcibly undressed and videotaped, and a gold chain she was wearing was stolen by the four of them. They threatened to give them sexual favors and money if they wanted it, or they would post the video online. They abandoned her in the middle of the road after she screamed and cried.


2019 Pollachi sexual assault case, Incident
She kept the incident hidden from her family. When the men repeatedly blackmailed her and threatened to extort money from her, she chose to confide in her family. Two men involved were then tracked by her brother and his friends, who beat them up and grabbed the men's mobile phones, which included recordings of at least three other girls whom the men might have coerced. The family reported this to the Pollachi police department, along with a sexual assault and theft lawsuit.


2019 Pollachi sexual assault case, The rape and extortion ring
The victim's story, as well as the mobile seized from the four men, uncovered a huge racket supposed involvement of other more men. The men reportedly used fake Facebook profiles to entice women, they would make a conversation with them and befriend them. Each of the men would entice women to an isolated house or hotel, where he would either rape the women or persuade them to have sex with him. His accomplices would film the act.


2019 Pollachi sexual assault case, The rape and extortion ring
If it was a sexual assault, one of the companions would hop in to pose as a protector while the other men proceeded to film. The accused had already raped and videotaped other young women, according to the police report. A few video recordings of women being sexually assaulted, reportedly shot at the farmhouse, have been leaked. In these films, girls are seen pleading with the attackers for compassion. Most were taken to a farm house belonging to one of the accused and then raped and filmed. The videos filmed in the farm house were used to later blackmail them for sexual favours and money.


2019 Pollachi sexual assault case, The rape and extortion ring
According to media accounts, at least 200 women are sexually assaulted in the very same manner. There were also suspicions that young women in the region who had committed suicide in the previous year were also victims of sexual harassment by the same men. The victims were reportedly college and school teachers, doctors, higher secondary school and college students from Coimbatore, Chennai, Salem, and other areas of Tamil Nadu. Tamil news Magazine Nakkheeran reported that the racket involved about 275 girls and 1,100 videos. According to some local media, the group has been targeting women since 2013.


2019 Pollachi sexual assault case, The rape and extortion ring
The Pollachi police department issued a public appeal for women who have been victimized by the gang to come forward and register a complaint.


2019 Pollachi sexual assault case, Arrests by the police
On February 24, 2019, the police lodged a FIR against all four men involved. On the same day as the complaint, the three men were detained. They were put into legal remand after being brought before a judicial magistrate in Pollachi. The police filed Goondas act on the four accused. They were arrested by the police on March 10, 2019. Police arrested the secretary of the AIADMK's 'Amma Forum' in Pollachi town on March 12, 2019, for allegedly threatening and beating the victim's brother. He was expelled out of the party's primary earlier membership for allegedly attempting to defend an accused in the case. The AIADMK functionary was released on bail three days later.


2019 Pollachi sexual assault case, Protests
Hundreds of teachers, attorneys, and affiliates of women's groups marched throughout the state in March 2019, asking that the perpetrators be brought to justice. Government arts college students in Coimbatore and Tiruppur held a protest by skipping classes. About 300 students from different universities in Chennai took part in the demonstration. There were also protests by 250 students from Tiruvannamalai's Government Arts College. Outside the court complex in Coimbatore, lawyers staged a protest. They requested that an investigation into the case be led by a female judge from the Madras High Court. Students studying Siddha medicines in Tirunelveli also protested on March 18, 2019, by pinning black tags to their white coats. Over 300 students from Vellore's Voorhees College held a sit-in protest, shouting slogans demanding protection for women, specifically when they were away from home.


2019 Pollachi sexual assault case, Protests
Members of the Democratic Youth Federation of India, All India Democratic Women's Association, the Students Federation of India, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi formed a human chain in Pudukkottai demanding that the accused be brought to justice. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) staged a huge protest on March 12, led by Member of Parliament, Kanimozhi. Around 1,000 college students from Pollachi and the surrounding areas held a rally calling for justice in the incident.


2019 Pollachi sexual assault case, Central Bureau of Investigation
The Tamil Nadu government transferred the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on March 12, 2019. Another person surrendered before the chief judicial magistrate court on March 25, 2019. He confessed that he raped some women with the arrested men and made videos. The CBI filed a charge sheet against five accused on 24 May 2019, claiming that they were members of an organized criminal group that communicated with one another. CBI registered two FIRs against eight accused on 28 April 2019. The CBI visited the farm house of the accused in May 2019 and after examining the area, they confirmed one place where a young girl was sexually harassed by the group. The five men were sent to Salem Central Prison in June 2019.


2019 Pollachi sexual assault case, Central Bureau of Investigation
The CBI arrested three more men, including AIADMK youth wing member on 6 January 2021. The CBI made minimal progress on the case before the arrest in January 2021.


2019 Pollachi sexual assault case, Central Bureau of Investigation
An anonymous victim claimed in a recorded audio clip that a young girl died after she was gang-raped by the arrested accused and his accomplices at his farm house and later her body was buried at the back.


2019 Pollachi sexual assault case, Central Bureau of Investigation
On February 19, the Nakkheeran reported that the CBI had confiscated a vehicle belonging to a former AIADMK councillor. The criminals reportedly used the vehicle to entice girls and then abuse them. The perpetrators reportedly exploited the women's photographs to blackmail them and send the women to powerful people in order to get money. Former Pollachi Municipal Chairman, a member of the AIADMK, was also allegedly reported to be with these woman. V. Jayaraman was said to be close to both the ex-councilor and the Municipal Chairman.


2019 Pollachi sexual assault case, Central Bureau of Investigation
Activists and journalists reported that, despite the arrests, there appears to be no inquiry into the role of the Pollachi policemen in either assisting the ring or covering up the crime. They claimed that the police made numerous procedural errors, which allowed for the release of several important suspects, notably those with ties to the AIADMK, and made it more difficult for survivors of the incident to tell the authorities.


2019 Pollachi sexual assault case, Politics over the incident
In those videos and photographs, there is a lot of details on prominent party men. I'm about to tell you a major truth. I need the backing of the opposition party's head, media contacts, an advocate, and a judge.


2019 Pollachi sexual assault case, Politics over the incident
The AIADMK was criticized for its alleged role in the incident after the arrest of its functionary, with some news reports implying that the connection to the incident runs deeper within the party. M.K Stalin, the DMK's president, said that AIADMK leaders were attempting to protect the persons detained in the case. These allegations were gaining ground after the release of the AIADMK functionary three days after his arrest. The District Secretary of the All India Democratic Women's Association, Radhika A alleged that the AIADMK secretary was not charged with sexual assault on purpose because of his political membership.


2019 Pollachi sexual assault case, Politics over the incident
The AIADMK's Information Technology cell lodged a separate complaint with the police, requesting that individuals propagating propaganda against the ruling party and its leaders be prosecuted. Thirunavukkarasu, the main accused, requested that the investigation be transferred to the CBI, saying that politically powerful people were engaged in the case. According to news sources in the Tamil media, the local Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) and AIADMK Deputy Speaker V Jayaraman's son was linked to people involved in the incident. Jayaraman denied any family links to the case.


2019 Pollachi sexual assault case, Politics over the incident, Revealing survivor's identity
On March 1, Coimbatore SP R Pandiarajan had a televised news conference in which he announced the survivor's name which is a criminal offence by law. On March 6, police issued a press statement in which they unlawfully identified the survivor by revealing her name, educational background, and location. The survivor filed a plea with the Coimbatore District Collector, demanding that her identity be protected.


2019 Pollachi sexual assault case, Politics over the incident, Revealing survivor's identity
The Madras High Court ordered the government of Tamil Nadu to provide an immediate compensation of ₹ 25 lakh to the survivor for "violation of her privacy, dignity, and image" in an attempt to avoid similar cases where government officials expose the name of a survivors of sexual assault. A Public Interest Litigation was lodged in the Supreme Court requesting action against  SP R Pandiarajan for revealing the name.


2019 Pollachi sexual assault case, Politics over the incident, Revealing survivor's identity
According to Kanimozhi, the survivor's name was exposed solely to silence other women and prevent them from coming forward and reporting, she also said that the AIADMK was trying to protect the accused in the case and Kanimozhi demanded a re-investigation by the police into all female suicides in Pollachi during the last seven years. In April 2019, the state government transferred police officers involved in the case, including a Superintendent of Police who exposed the victim's identify.


2019 Pollachi sexual assault case, Politics over the incident, Revealing survivor's identity
There is a popular assumption that the BJP is attempting to bully the AIADMK in Coimbatore, which is regarded the party's stronghold.... When there was an open indictment against AIADMK bigshots in Pollachi, there should have been more arrests by now. Since that has not occurred, and the CBI arresting the accused at this point makes us believe the allegations against the BJP are real, and they are attempting to use this to preserve their image and gain political advantage.


2019 Pollachi sexual assault case, Politics over the incident, 2021 state elections
Three individuals were arrested on January 20, 2021, during the approach to the 2021 Tamil Nadu elections, after the AIADMK took steps to alienate its ally Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) of the National Democratic Alliance. Several times in 2020, the AIADMK has taken measures that have been harmful to the BJP's interests in the state.


2019 Pollachi sexual assault case, Politics over the incident, 2021 state elections
The arrests in January 2021, according to several activists and political pundits was an attempt by the CBI and the federal government to arm-twist the AIADMK into forming a coalition with the BJP in and to get more seats in the seat-sharing procedure of the 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elections. On February 28, a week after the CBI confiscated the vehicle that Nakkheeran reported belonged to the former AIADMK councilor, the AIADMK  formed a legislative partnership with the BJP. The BJP, which has only ever won five seats in the state's history, was handed 20 seats in the alliance.


2019 Ponparappi violence
The 2019 Ponparappi violence happened on April 18, 2019 during the polling day for the 2019 Indian general election in the village of Ponparappi, Tamil Nadu. The violence reportedly started as scuffles and agitations between the supporters of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) and the members of Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) together with the members of Hindu Munnani, which reportedly led to violence by the members of the PMK on a Dalit colony. 60 to115 Dalit houses were damaged and Dalits were also assaulted during the violence.


2019 Ponparappi violence
Tensions started during the polling for the 2019 Indian general election where some members of the Hindu Munnani reportedly broke a pot which is the election symbol of the VCK and when some members of the PMK reportedly prevented an elderly Dalit person to vote in the elections. These tensions led to scuffles and stone pelting between the two parties. Later a mob of 100 people reportedly belonging to the PMK went on to attack the Dalit colony damaging Dalit owned houses, house-hold items and vehicles and assaulted Dalit people including women and children. There were also reports of sexual abuse on Dalit women.


2019 Ponparappi violence
The Study carried out by the Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS) blamed the Hindu Munnani and the PMK for the Violence. MIDS also reported that the attack was "pre-planned and murderous".


2019 Ponparappi violence, Background
The village of Ponparappi is situated in the Ariyalur district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The village had over 300 families belonging to the Dalit community and 1000 families belonging to the Vanniyar caste. The Dalits also had to cross into the area of the dominant caste Vanniyars for Swachh Bharat and Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) schemes.


2019 Ponparappi violence, Background
The Hindu Munnani, a Hindutva outfit, had grew in popularity among the dominant caste Vanniyars owing to the presence of Christians among the Scheduled Caste population.


2019 Ponparappi violence, Background, Election violations
Frequent violent incidents, repeated casting of votes, mass deletion of names of voters and such were recorded on polling day from several parts of the State. In the Dharmapuri lok sabha constituency's Nathamedu village in Pappireddipatti, men reportedly belong to the PMK were seen casting fraudulent votes. A security officer of the CISF at Keezhvisharam in Vellore fired shots in the air to break two different groups of party members engaging in fist fights.


2019 Ponparappi violence, Tensions
Tensions reportedly began when some people belonging to Vanniyar caste tried to prevent an elderly person to vote, the person voted with the help of the police and when members of the Hindu Munnani shattered an earthen pot under alcoholic influence at the front of the panchyat office where the polling took place for the 2019 Indian general election. The earthen pot was the election symbol of the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi. MIDS blamed PMK that it spread a rumor that a Dalit youth assaulted a differently abled Vanniyar man, who used to sell alcohol in the region. The animosity between the two parties intensified, leading to scuffles, stone pelting and damaging of the VCK party flag on the road side.


2019 Ponparappi violence, Attacks
The attacks started on April 2018 when a mob of about 100 dominant caste members, reportedly belonging the PMK party, an ally of the AIADMK and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), entered the Dalit colony on the polling day of the 2019 Indian general election and went on a rampage attacking the Dalits including the children and women and damaging motor bikes. The violence lasted for an hour and left 2 Vanniyars and 16 Dalits injured. Nearly 65 houses and 12 two-wheelers were reportedly damaged as per initial reports.


2019 Ponparappi violence, Attacks
Over 100 people had abstained from voting as a result of the attack, though some Dalit students who graduated classes 10th and 12th did not go to get their certificates since their schools were located in the Vanniyar region.


2019 Ponparappi violence, Attacks, Investigations
The Madras Institute of Developmental Studies (MIDS) carried out a study on April 25 which reported that the PMK and the Hindu Munnani were responsible for the attacks. The team also reported that the Dalit women were pulled out of their homes, and were verbally and sexually abused by the assailants. While women pleaded them to leave, the assailants proceeded to abuse the women. The team also termed the violence as "preconceived and murderous".


2019 Ponparappi violence, Attacks, Investigations
Evidence, a rights organization based in Madurai, which conducted an evaluation on the spot and reported that 115 houses had been damaged and 25 among them were completely damaged, 13 people were hospitalized and many sustained injuries to the head. The organization reported that the attackers have used derogatory language against women and victims. The founder of the organization, Kathir reported that the residents of the Dalit colony voted overwhelmingly for the VCK, which angered the PMK and led to the violence. The organization also requested to call the National Human Rights Commission of India (NHRC) instead of allowing the police to investigate the violence.


2019 Ponparappi violence, Arrests
25 cases were filed against the members of the Hindu Munnani and the PMK by the police which included a member of the Hindu Munnani who was also accused in the 2016 Ariyalur gang rape case. The police also filed 24 cases against the Dalits as counter FIR's to force them to come into terms.


2019 Ponparappi violence, Arrests
After the violence 9 men belonging to the VCK were also arrested for circulating offensive audio related to the violence.


2019 Ponparappi violence, Political reactions
The fact-finding team of the Tamil Nadu state unit of the Congress SC and ST cell reported that the police officers stayed as a silent spectator as of the dominant caste group targeted Dalits and their properties. They also claimed that the PMK and the Hindu Munnani were responsible for the violence. The Party's general secretary K. Jeyakumar, said that violence happens only in the areas where the PMK is in the majority.


2019 Ponparappi violence, Political reactions
The Amma Makkal Munnetra kazhagam (AMMK) general secretary TTV Dinakaran also blamed the police for failing to prevent the attack.


2019 Ponparappi violence, Political reactions
The PMK asserted that the conflict on the day of polling was staged by the VCK to frame the PMK.


2019 Ponparappi violence, Political reactions
M K Stalin, the president of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhgam condemned the violence and also urged the Chief Electoral Officer and DGP for Election to take measures to develop the people into fraternity.


2019 Ponparappi violence, Political reactions
Thol Thirumavalavan, the general secretary of the VCK blamed the PMK and the Hindu Munnani for the violence and also said that the AIADMK and BJP have unleashed violence in various places for fear of losing the elections in Tamil Nadu. In particular, the PMK is inciting caste-based violence to win the polls. He also stated that he would seek for a re-poll and said that 150 homes were damaged during the violence. He also said that the police remained as a mute spectators.


2019 Ponparappi violence, Political reactions
Vaiko of the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam condemned the violence and also blamed the police for failing to stop the violence.


2019 Ponparappi violence, Political reactions
Kamal Haasan compared the violence with his delayed drama Marudhanayagam which talks about caste violence 300 years ago. He also said that the violence is a shame to the entire Tamil race.


2019 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia
The 2019 Porsche PAYCE Carrera Cup Australia   was the fifteenth running of the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia motor racing series. It began on 28 February at Adelaide Street Circuit and concluded on 25 October at Surfers Paradise Street Circuit.


2019 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia, Teams and drivers
Note: Only  Porsche  911  GT3  Cup  (Type 991 II) automobiles  were  eligible  to  compete  in  the series.


2019 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia, Calendar
The calendar for the 2019 season was announced on the 21st of October, 2018. The series will return to the Townsville Street Circuit, whilst Sydney Motorsport Park was dropped from the calendar.


2019 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
The 2019 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain was a multi-event, one-make motor racing championship held across England and Scotland. The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, competing in Porsche 911 GT3 cars that conformed to the technical regulations for the championship. It formed part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece.


2019 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
The 2019 season was the 17th Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain season, commencing on 6 April at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and finished on 13 October at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after sixteen races at eight meetings. Fourteen of the races were held in support of the 2019 British Touring Car Championship, with a round in support of the 2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship at Silverstone.


2019 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
Daniel Harper was the Pro champion driving with JTR, Karl Leonard claimed the Pro-Am title with Team Parker Racing and Justin Sherwood made it a double Team Parker win by dominating the Am class.


2019 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain, Teams and Drivers
The following teams and drivers are currently signed to run the 2019 season.


2019 Porsche Cup Brasil
The 2019 Porsche Império GT3 Cup Challenge Brasil is the first one-make Porsche racing championship in South America for 911 GT3 Cup cars and this was the fifteenth season. It began on March 16 at Autódromo José Carlos Pace and finished on November 12 at the same venue. It was first held in 2005 and follows the same formula basis used in the Porsche Supercup and Porsche Carrera Cup championships held around the world.


2019 Porsche Cup Brasil, Drivers' Championship
Points are awarded for each race at an event to the driver/s of a car that completed at least 70% of the race distance and was running at the completion of the race. The sprint races has the partially top 6 reserve grid. Only the best 10 results in each series counts for the championship.


2019 Porsche Cup Brasil, Drivers' Championship, Carrera Cup
Bold – Pole positionItalics – Fastest lap† – Retired, but classified


2019 Porsche Cup Brasil, Drivers' Championship, Carrera Cup 3.8
Bold – Pole positionItalics – Fastest lap† – Retired, but classified


2019 Porsche Supercup
The 2019 Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup was the 27th Porsche Supercup season. It began on 12 May at Circuit de Catalunya and ended on 27 October at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, after ten scheduled races, all of which are support events for the 2019 Formula One season.


2019 Porsche Supercup, Championship standings, Drivers' Championship
‡ No points were awarded at the Hockenheimring round as less than 50% of the scheduled race distance was completed.


2019 Porsche Supercup, Championship standings, Drivers' Championship
† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.


2019 Porsche Supercup, Championship standings, Drivers' Championship
^ – Drivers took part in the races with different competition numbers


2019 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
The 2019 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor clay courts. It was the 42nd edition of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, and part of the Premier tournaments of the 2019 WTA Tour. It took place at the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany, from 22 to 28 April 2019.


2019 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the main draw:


2019 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Doubles
Raquel Atawo and Anna-Lena Grönefeld were the defending champions, but chose not to participate together this year. Atawo played alongside Katarina Srebotnik, but lost in the quarterfinals to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Lucie Šafářová. Grönefeld teamed up with Demi Schuurs, but lost in the first round to Gabriela Dabrowski and Jeļena Ostapenko.


2019 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Doubles
Mona Barthel and Anna-Lena Friedsam won the title, defeating Pavlyuchenkova and Šafářová in the final, 2–6, 6–3, [10–6].


2019 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles
Karolína Plíšková was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Victoria Azarenka.


2019 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles
Petra Kvitová won the title, defeating Anett Kontaveit in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–2).


2019 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles
Naomi Osaka retained the WTA no. 1 singles ranking by reaching the quarterfinals. Kvitová was also in contention for the top ranking at the beginning of the tournament.


2019 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2019 Port Vila FA Cup
The 2019 Port Vila FA Cup or the 2019 PVFA Opening Cup, is a cup in the country of Vanuatu, held for association football clubs competing in the Port Vila Football League It is ran and overseen by the Port Vila Football Association.


2019 Port Vila FA Cup
There were three cups running at the same time, one for each division of Port Vila Football League.


2019 Portland Eastern by-election
A by-election to the House of Representatives was held for the Portland Eastern constituency on April 4, 2019. The seat was declared vacant due to the tragic death of member of Parliament Dr. Lynvale Bloomfield on February 2, 2019. The election was won by Ann-Marie Vaz of the Jamaica Labour Party.


2019 Portland Eastern by-election, Background
On March 1, 2019, Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced that the by-election for the Portland Eastern parliamentary seat would be contested on March 25 with nomination day scheduled for March 8. However, due to the Ash Wednesday public holiday falling that year on March 6, it did not allow for the five clear days between the announcement of the by-election and Nomination day as stipulated under the Representation of the People's Act. On March 4, 2019, the Prime Minister announced that Nomination day would be on March 15, 2019 with the election date set for April 4, 2019.


2019 Portland State Vikings football team
The 2019 Portland State Vikings football team represented Portland State University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Bruce Barnum and played their home games at Hillsboro Stadium. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place.


2019 Portland State Vikings football team, Previous season
The Vikings finished the 2018 season 4–7, 3–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for ninth place.


2019 Portland State Vikings football team, Preseason, Big Sky preseason poll
The Big Sky released their preseason media and coaches' polls on July 15, 2019. The Vikings were picked to finish in tenth place in both polls.


2019 Portland State Vikings football team, Preseason, Preseason All–Big Sky team
The Vikings had two players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.


2019 Portland Thorns FC season
The 2019 Portland Thorns FC season is the team's and the league's seventh season of existence. The Thorns play in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of women's soccer in the United States. Due to construction at Providence Park, the Thorns would start the season with six consecutive away matches.


2019 Portland Thorns FC season, Team, Current squad
Updated May 8, 2019 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019 Portland Timbers 2 season
The 2019 Portland Timbers 2 season is the fifth season for Portland Timbers 2 in the USL Championship, the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.


2019 Portland Timbers 2 season, Competitions, USL Championship, Match results
On December 19, 2018, the USL announced their 2019 season schedule. All times are in Pacific time.


2019 Portland Timbers 2 season, Competitions, U.S. Open Cup
Due to their ownership by a more advanced level professional club, Portland Timbers 2 is one of 13 teams expressly forbidden from entering the Cup competition.


2019 Portland Timbers season
The 2019 Portland Timbers season is the 33rd season in their existence and the 9th season for the Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top-flight professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. The season covers the period from the end of the Timber's last match in MLS or MLS Playoffs in 2018 (December 8, 2018) to their final match in MLS or MLS Playoffs in 2019 (October 19, 2019).


2019 Portland Timbers season, Season review by month, Off season
On December 10, Zarek Valentin has signed a new contract.


2019 Portland Timbers season, Season review by month, Off season
Portland also announced roster moves that include recalling Eryk Williamson's loan from Portuguese first-division side Clube Desportivo Santa Clara. Andy Polo is now under contract with Portland after reaching a performance threshold included in his loan agreement. Portland exercised contract options on goalkeeper Kendall McIntosh, defenders Modou Jadama and Bill Tuiloma, and forwards Jeremy Ebobisse and Foster Langsdorf. Midfielder Cristhian Paredes remains on loan with Portland from Liga MX side Club América.


2019 Portland Timbers season, Season review by month, Off season
Portland did not exercise contract options on midfielders Victor Arboleda, Tomás Conechny, Andrés Flores and Lawrence Olum. Goalkeepers Jake Gleeson and Steve Clark are out of contract while defender Roy Miller and midfielder Jack Barmby are also out of contract. Portland announced they are in discussions with Conechny, Florés, and Clark for the upcoming season. Gleeson and Miller will now be available for free agency. Samuel Armenteros' loan will expire on December 31, 2018.


2019 Portland Timbers season, Season review by month, Off season
Later on in the day, Portland also announced the signings of Portland Timbers 2 midfielders Marvin Loría and Renzo Zambrano.


2019 Portland Timbers season, Season review by month, Off season
Portland released its protected list ahead of the 2018 MLS Expansion Draft. The protected players are Jeff Attinella, Sebastián Blanco, Diego Chara, Jeremy Ebobisse, Marco Farfan, David Guzmán, Foster Langsdorf, Larrys Mabiala, Lucas Melano, Cristhian Paredes, Andy Polo, Diego Valeri, Jorge Villafaña, and Eryk Williamson. FC Cincinnati are allowed to select up to five players from the eligible MLS player pool. Only a single player can be drafted from any one club.


2019 Portland Timbers season, Season review by month, Off season
On December 13, former Portland midfielder Ned Grabavoy was appointed to club technical director.


2019 Portland Timbers season, Season review by month, Off season
On December 14, Portland passed on round one of the 2018 MLS Re-Entry Draft.


2019 Portland Timbers season, Season review by month, Off season
On December 20, forward Jeremy Ebobisse was named to the U.S. Men's National Team roster for January training camp. Later that day, Portland passed on round two of the 2018 MLS Re-Entry Draft.


2019 Portland Timbers season, Season review by month, Off season
On December 27, Portland traded right back Alvas Powell to Major League Soccer side FC Cincinnati for $250,000 in General Allocation Money. Portland will also retain a percentage of the international transfer value on Powell.


2019 Portland Timbers season, Season review by month, Off season
On January 4, Portland's fixtures for the Mobile Mini Sun Cup preseason was released.


2019 Portland Timbers season, Season review by month, Off season
On January 7, MLS released the 2019 schedule for all clubs.


2019 Portland Timbers season, Season review by month, Off season
On January 10, center back and former club captain Liam Ridgewell mutually agreed to part ways with the club. He has been with the club since 2014.